Between Calmness and Passion (2001)

Profile

• Movie: Between Calmness and Passion
• Romaji: Reisei to Jonetsu no Aida
• Japanese: 冷静と情熱のあいだ
• Director: Isamu Nakae
• Writer: Kaori Ekuni (novel), Hitonari Tsuji (novel), Fumie Mizuhashi
• Producer: Toru Ota
• Cinematographer Toyoshi Tsuda
• Release Date: November 10, 2001
• Runtime: 124 min.
• Genre: Romance
• Distributor: Toho
• Language: Japanese / English / Italian / Cantonese
• Country: Japan

Plot

Junsei Agata, a student who wants to be a restoration expert, feels life is empty, clinging to the memory of Aoi, a girl he spent his school days with. One day, he learns she’s in Milan living with a wealthy businessman.

Cast

• Yutaka Takenouchi – Agata Junsei
• Kelly Chen – Aoi
• Yusuke Santamaria – Takashi
• Ryoko Shinohara – Memi
• Michael Wong – Marvin Lai
• Kippei Shiina – Takanashi
• Tatsuo Matsumura – Seiji Agata
• Shinya Owada – Kiyomasa Agata
• Reona Hirota – Asami
• Sansei Shiomi – Lawyer
• Hajime Anzai – record shop employee
• Hiroki Kashiwagi – cellist
• Nana Katase – Aihara
• Ryota Matsushima